The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 54)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 54)

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movement succeeded in being united and coherent. With the
establishment of the Islamic Supreme Council in 1921, another Husseini
gradually took the lead in the National Movement leadership. Haj
Mohammad Amin al-Husseini, who was appointed by the British
Government in Palestine as the head of the Islamic Supreme Council,
had his status as a religious authority to strengthen the Husseini alliance
in the national movement leadership. "8
In the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth rivalry
existed between the al-Husseini family and the al-Khalidi family over the
three most important posts in Jerusalem, the Grand Mufti, the Islamic
Shari’a Courts and the head of the Jerusalem municipality. This rivalry
had shifted to become one between the al-Husseini family and the al-
Nashashibi family as the latter began to advance its status towards the
end of the nineteenth century. The rivalry manifested itself in the 1920's
political scene in competition over the leadership of the national
movement, which resulted in dividing the national movement into two
camps. One was formed by the Husseini family and its network of
alliances with other families in Jerusalem and other towns and villages in
Palestine. It became widely known in Palestine as the Majlisi (Councilist)
faction. It adopted generally an anti-Zionist position, and was known to
have more of a hard line on Palestinian issues than the other faction. The
other faction, headed by the Nashashibi family with its alliances, became
widely known as the al-Mu’arada (Opposition) faction, which was
considered a moderate faction. In their fierce competition with the
Husseinies, the Opposition did not hesitate to seek help and support
from both the British authorities and the Zionist movement.
Secret talks took place in 1923 between one of the Opposition leaders
in the north, As’ad al-Shuqairi, and Mr Fredrik Kisch of the Zionist
movement to establish a party which would be supportive of the Balfour
18 Ibid, p.175
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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources

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1990-10

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